What a phenomenal experience in Death Valley. A very loud and passionate stadium. I've been to most ACC venues and I would say there isn't one better than Death Valley. Va Tech and FSU are the only ones even close and Death Valley is louder and has Howard's Rock.
As for the game, if Tahj Boyd continues to play at this level he will have to be talked about for Heisman consideration. If Sammy Watkins continues to play at this level he will have to be talked about for Heisman consideration. Holy crap are those guys playing well. I think Tahj will drop off a little because it is so hard for a QB to play this well every week, but Sammy is what he is. A tall, fast beast with sickly good hands. I am not exaggerating when I say he could line up on Sundays right now and be the 3rd receiver on most if not all NFL teams.
The best part of the game was the last five minutes. The stadium was going nuts/freaking out. When we got the first big stop the band played Tiger Rag and since the jerk in the red shirt that takes care of media timeouts refused to leave the field the band played the C-L-E-M-S-O-N part of Tiger Rag 5 straight times. Never heard them do that and each time it was so loud as we were trying to will the team to a win. Then later at the end of Tiger Rag the band quit playing while the crowd did C-L-E-M-S-O-N Acapulco (this is what spell check gave me when I tried to spell acapello??). That was awesome. Then Clemson clinched it with the sack and the Valley was louder than I have ever heard it and they played "We will Rock You" just like they did two years ago when Clemson beat FSU.
Some of my favorite moments were when my sister kept yelling, "Kill the Lolly Pop!" in reference to the 170 lb QB who looks like a sucker with his pencil body and large helmet. I enjoyed the family of three in front of us give us evil looks every time we screamed in there ears on big plays. Probably the only three in the building not cheering. Should have been removed by security.
I really feel this defense has a chance to be okay. What I don't get is why expectations were so high on defense? Did people not realize how disgustingly good DaQuan Bowers was? He was a human blitz. You only sent four and he put pressure on the QB every play. I guess fans felt with our LBs being so bad this year, better LB play would offset Bowers. Well it hasn't yet, but it is a very young defense. I felt like they stiffened up for the most part, but just got hit with big plays. Every deep ball Cole Trickle (was that his name or is that the guy from Days of Thunder) threw was EXACTLY on the money. If a QB puts a deep ball dead on stride there isn't much you can do especially if he was rolling out- see Ben Rothlisburger. Need more pressure on the QB and I think the D will be serviceable enough to go with this above average to great offense.
Special teams is still a concern as the Cat Man blew a kick WAY wide and they returned a kickoff a long way, only called back by a hold that was behind the play. This scares the crap out of me as we are about to play Beamer Ball, which is latin for we will dominate your ass on special teams.
A win is a win. A win at Va Tech would put an Atlantic Division crown as a very attainable goal. Right now the Tigers could easily go 6-2 (barring any major injuries, read Andre, Tahj, or Sammy) in the league which means the Noles would have to fall apart against one opponent in their extremely easy schedule. It may happen.
I love that Dabo is the toast of the town on the Internet. One bad showing this Saturday and they will be calling for his head again. I can't say too much, but I don't change game to game, maybe season to season. I loved the guy after '09 and thought he had turned the corner. I wasn't just on the band wagon, I was driving it. After '10 he looked like an idiot, mainly for thinking Billy Napier was ready to be an OC. But he had the balls to fire him and looks like that move saved his job. I jumped off the band wagon, but was willing to give him one more year. Now, I am too timid to get back on that bumpy wagon!! He says all the right things and can recruit like hell, but let's just see how this year turns out before we anoint or crucify him.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Clemson V. FSU
So, everybody is drinking the kool-aid. Since we beat a very average Auburn team we should dominate FSU. Well, I hope that is true, but it will not be easy. FSU looks to have a very good defense, but is very questionable at QB, both in terms of health and talent. It'll be a fun one. Clemson is better than I thought at this point. Mainly because the freshman have had a bigger impact than most freshman do and because the QB has not looked like a Soph with no game experience. But Auburn put no pressure on him and he will see a lot Saturday.
I am not going to do keys to winning or talk endlessly about stats, mainly because the keys are always the same. Win the turnover battle and play good special teams. Also, stats are useless this early because 2 of the 3 games were against SW Nobody St.
It could be one of the biggest games of the Dabo era or it could not matter, see every game in '10. Should be the loudest place that the FSU QBs have ever played in. I spent the whole game my freshman year yelling obscenities at the FSU band and I plan on doing that again tomorrow. First time in a long time I will be sitting near them. Hopefully the war chant is only played 97 times, because that means they are losing.
I can't get away from the feeling Clemson will struggle to win a close game. Really hope I am wrong. Maybe it won't be a close game. Did like that Chad Morris kept his foot on the gas pedal in the 4th quarter last week. It's risky, but so is punting to a great offense only up 14. If it is close at halftime I like Clemson, but still have to go with:
FSU 27 Clemson 24
Should be a great one that could decide the vaunted ACC Atlantic Division.
I am not going to do keys to winning or talk endlessly about stats, mainly because the keys are always the same. Win the turnover battle and play good special teams. Also, stats are useless this early because 2 of the 3 games were against SW Nobody St.
It could be one of the biggest games of the Dabo era or it could not matter, see every game in '10. Should be the loudest place that the FSU QBs have ever played in. I spent the whole game my freshman year yelling obscenities at the FSU band and I plan on doing that again tomorrow. First time in a long time I will be sitting near them. Hopefully the war chant is only played 97 times, because that means they are losing.
I can't get away from the feeling Clemson will struggle to win a close game. Really hope I am wrong. Maybe it won't be a close game. Did like that Chad Morris kept his foot on the gas pedal in the 4th quarter last week. It's risky, but so is punting to a great offense only up 14. If it is close at halftime I like Clemson, but still have to go with:
FSU 27 Clemson 24
Should be a great one that could decide the vaunted ACC Atlantic Division.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tangents
All right. It's called tangents for a reason. I figured I would count how many unrelated topics I would talk about.
1. Conference super sizing is possibly going to be great for football and bad for every other sport. We might get some conference championship games with two undefeated teams. It'll almost be like two seperate conference champions meeting. For every other sport it will be brutal. Football is low travel,high revenue. Every other sport is comparitively high travel, low revenue. Let's go to big fooball only leagues and keep smaller leagues for everything else. Too late for this to happen, but it would have been nice.
2. Watching Real Sports last night and they mentioned that almost all bowls are non-profits. They claim to be charities even though the CEO of the Outback, Sugar and Fiesta all make over $600,000. To coordinate a one-day event. Glad our wedding coordinator was a little cheaper than that.
3. Bryant Gumbell can't shut up about the need to pay players. They are getting a free education. The average college grad makes a million more over his/her life than a high school graduate. But, they can't afford a movie or laundry. Shut the hell up. Any kid whose parents make less than 45,000 gets 5,500 a year and if they make a little more than that the kid still gets a percentage of the 5,500. Plus, they get enough clothing and shoes to last them a lifetime. What about the kid in the engineering dept. working on million dollar research? He doesn't get a check. Why? Because that's how it works in America. You are a pee on for a while in the hopes that one day you will be doing the peeing.
4. My theory about NFL QBs was excellent. I got 13 out of 15 right, throwing out the Eagles game because Vick got hurt and they would have won with him in there. Better QB wins with evenly matched teams.
5. I saw a headline, "WHO IS TO BLAME" for the Sea World worker being killed. Why does someone always have to be to blame. Can't it just be that the worker knew she was getting in a pool with a Killer Whale. Not a Friendly Whale or a Somewhat Fiesty Whale. A KILLER WHALE. It's right there in the title. Get a clue.
6. How bout the Red Sox callapse? The Rays are only one back in the loss column and are beating the Yankees as I type this. James Shields is the best pitcher no one knows about.
7. Heard Urban Meyer was real critical of losing recruiting battles to Clemson. I would be too since UF was winning national titles while Clemson was winning Music City Bowls, but Charlie Strong finally said, "Coach, you ever been to Clemson? It's pretty nice." Then on Saturday doing the game he recipricated the fact that yes Clemson is indeed nice. Nice won't win the ACC though.
8. Nice to see the Tigers ranked again. Meanwhile, it could easily back to the cellar with back to back games against FSU and Va Tech. All the Auburn win really did was get a tougher start time at Va Tech- 6pm. Not really. I'm very happy with the respect we gained, but again all is lost if Clemson gets obliterated in the next two weeks.
1. Conference super sizing is possibly going to be great for football and bad for every other sport. We might get some conference championship games with two undefeated teams. It'll almost be like two seperate conference champions meeting. For every other sport it will be brutal. Football is low travel,high revenue. Every other sport is comparitively high travel, low revenue. Let's go to big fooball only leagues and keep smaller leagues for everything else. Too late for this to happen, but it would have been nice.
2. Watching Real Sports last night and they mentioned that almost all bowls are non-profits. They claim to be charities even though the CEO of the Outback, Sugar and Fiesta all make over $600,000. To coordinate a one-day event. Glad our wedding coordinator was a little cheaper than that.
3. Bryant Gumbell can't shut up about the need to pay players. They are getting a free education. The average college grad makes a million more over his/her life than a high school graduate. But, they can't afford a movie or laundry. Shut the hell up. Any kid whose parents make less than 45,000 gets 5,500 a year and if they make a little more than that the kid still gets a percentage of the 5,500. Plus, they get enough clothing and shoes to last them a lifetime. What about the kid in the engineering dept. working on million dollar research? He doesn't get a check. Why? Because that's how it works in America. You are a pee on for a while in the hopes that one day you will be doing the peeing.
4. My theory about NFL QBs was excellent. I got 13 out of 15 right, throwing out the Eagles game because Vick got hurt and they would have won with him in there. Better QB wins with evenly matched teams.
5. I saw a headline, "WHO IS TO BLAME" for the Sea World worker being killed. Why does someone always have to be to blame. Can't it just be that the worker knew she was getting in a pool with a Killer Whale. Not a Friendly Whale or a Somewhat Fiesty Whale. A KILLER WHALE. It's right there in the title. Get a clue.
6. How bout the Red Sox callapse? The Rays are only one back in the loss column and are beating the Yankees as I type this. James Shields is the best pitcher no one knows about.
7. Heard Urban Meyer was real critical of losing recruiting battles to Clemson. I would be too since UF was winning national titles while Clemson was winning Music City Bowls, but Charlie Strong finally said, "Coach, you ever been to Clemson? It's pretty nice." Then on Saturday doing the game he recipricated the fact that yes Clemson is indeed nice. Nice won't win the ACC though.
8. Nice to see the Tigers ranked again. Meanwhile, it could easily back to the cellar with back to back games against FSU and Va Tech. All the Auburn win really did was get a tougher start time at Va Tech- 6pm. Not really. I'm very happy with the respect we gained, but again all is lost if Clemson gets obliterated in the next two weeks.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Big win for Dabo
So Dabo went crazy on the field after the game. The video of that is now on the front page of espn.com. You would go crazy too if you just threw a lot of cold water on a very hot seat. He feels like Obama would feel if this economy actually quit crapping along. So I figured I would rank Dabo's big wins. He only has six of them so it wasn't hard.
at Miami '09
Huge win on the road in overtime helping to catupult the Tigers to the ACC Championship game. Jacoby Ford caught a walk-off pass in overtime to win it. Most of the readers of this blog were trapped at a wedding, but the bride and groom were nice enough to show the game at the reception. I kept yelling, "Dabo has turned the corner!" I was wrong on that one as 2010 was an awful year.
FSU '09
The McDaniel destroys Christian Ponder's shoulder game. The stadium was rocking after Clemson sealed the win with that interception. They played We Will Rock You on the loudspeaker and it felt like an 80,000 person party in the stands.
Virginia '09
Boring game. Not very good opponent. They could only move the ball in the Wildcat. What made this noteworthy was this is the game that clinched the Atlantic Division crown. This is the game a Bowden team would have found a way to lose.
S. Carolina '08
After righting the ship a little in his first year, he needed to beat his rival to get the interim tag removed. Always a big win when you beat your rival.
Auburn '11
Good statement game. We may not be great this year, but after that game you have to think Clemson won't be awful. Didn't quit or panic after going down 21-7.
Kentucky '09 Nothing major, but winning a bowl game against the SEC is always good. Good to come back after the brutal loss to GT in Tampa in the ACC Championship.
So, 6 big wins in about three seasons. Glaring is the fact that not a one of them was in the putrid 2010 season. Hopefully he can add FSU to the list this weekend. That one might even vault up to #1 if he can get it.
at Miami '09
Huge win on the road in overtime helping to catupult the Tigers to the ACC Championship game. Jacoby Ford caught a walk-off pass in overtime to win it. Most of the readers of this blog were trapped at a wedding, but the bride and groom were nice enough to show the game at the reception. I kept yelling, "Dabo has turned the corner!" I was wrong on that one as 2010 was an awful year.
FSU '09
The McDaniel destroys Christian Ponder's shoulder game. The stadium was rocking after Clemson sealed the win with that interception. They played We Will Rock You on the loudspeaker and it felt like an 80,000 person party in the stands.
Virginia '09
Boring game. Not very good opponent. They could only move the ball in the Wildcat. What made this noteworthy was this is the game that clinched the Atlantic Division crown. This is the game a Bowden team would have found a way to lose.
S. Carolina '08
After righting the ship a little in his first year, he needed to beat his rival to get the interim tag removed. Always a big win when you beat your rival.
Auburn '11
Good statement game. We may not be great this year, but after that game you have to think Clemson won't be awful. Didn't quit or panic after going down 21-7.
Kentucky '09 Nothing major, but winning a bowl game against the SEC is always good. Good to come back after the brutal loss to GT in Tampa in the ACC Championship.
So, 6 big wins in about three seasons. Glaring is the fact that not a one of them was in the putrid 2010 season. Hopefully he can add FSU to the list this weekend. That one might even vault up to #1 if he can get it.
Monday, September 19, 2011
What a weekend
So, the Clemson Tigers started as bad as you can start on Saturday. Give up a TD, 3 an out, TD, but somehow got the ship righted to come back. They even made plays with a lead, when the entire building was waiting for the other shoe to drop and for Auburn to do their usual miracle finish thing. The Valley was pretty wound up for a noon game. I am now going to start drinking the Chad Morris kool-aid. As an offensive coordinator he is like a boxer. He takes a few series and he throws some jabs, just perusing. Then he sizes you up and by the second half he is throwing hay makers. We used to complain about the Bowden era lack of 2nd half adjustments. Through three games it appears Morris and Steele are figuring things out at halftime.
Let's start with the obvious. Sammy Watkins is a difference maker. Barring injury or something crazy, he will leave Clemson the most accomplished offensive player in our history. Yes, he will have a better career than Raymond Priester and CJ Spiller. He is just so explosive and will hopefully have a good OC for three years.
Hopefully Tahj Boyd plays close to as lights out as he did on Saturday. There was only one ball he threw where it wasn't right where he wanted to put it. His accuracy was the concern coming in and it appears that will not be the case.
Maybe a "Hymen candidate"? Friend of mine said hymen this weekend when she really meant Heisman, we think.
To beat a much better defense like FSU we need a healthy and effective Andre Ellington. The youngins who backed him up looked good, but he needs to be the man. I think Morris' offense with all the misdirection and fakes will negate some of FSU's speed. It will be interesting. It's just funny, because last year I guarantee Stoops watched our film and said okay lets stop the Hopkins kid and we're good, since Ellington was hurt. He did get burned a little for thinking that, because Jaime Harper did have the one great game of his career last year in Tally. But this year he is watching film and thinking, okay we gotta stop #2, 5, 6, 23 and 83. There is speed and play makers all over the field.
Some great quotes from the Tigers. This defense is really struggling at assignment football early in the games. Any misdirection or play fakes is destroying them. At least Andre Branch is saying the right things, let's see if it gets fixed next Saturday. “We just had to settle down [after the first half] and do our jobs. We all knew about Auburn and their trickery- trying to make plays. All we had to do was settle down and do our jobs.”
And I love Sammy Watkins quote, "I want to thank our coaches for giving me a chance to play. They’ve been so supportive. I felt great. I wasn’t really thinking about records, I was just focusing on beating Auburn. I kept thinking ‘We have to beat them.’ I wasn’t thinking about touchdowns, I wasn’t thinking about yards. I was just thinking “we have to beat Auburn.” Seems to be a humble young man, but Sammy I guarantee you that Dabo is thanking YOU every game for probably helping him save his job.
And I saved the best quote for last. "I think we showed a lot today. They shot their load earlier. We just had to sit back, read the play, and get the keys right.” Yes, he referenced ejaculating and they still printed it. AWESOME!!
Yes, Auburn is probably a 4-4 SEC team, but Clemson took them to the woodshed. They dominated the line of scrimmage in the second half and looked to have just as many athletes out there as an SEC school. Plus, the offense executed like a big time football team should.
So, what a weekend! Not to mention I have a significant amount of money on the Bengals losing at least 10 games and they lost a thriller in mile high. Plus my fantasy team, The Fighting Ron Pauls, are probably going to win as long as Cadillac Williams doesn't fumble 3 times tonight. Wish I could get excited about the Tampa Bay Bucs winning, but I just hate the cheap as hell owners too much to care. But the Tampa Bay Rays did take 3 of 4 from the Red Sox and are only 2 back!!
Hopefully next weekend is just as good.
Let's start with the obvious. Sammy Watkins is a difference maker. Barring injury or something crazy, he will leave Clemson the most accomplished offensive player in our history. Yes, he will have a better career than Raymond Priester and CJ Spiller. He is just so explosive and will hopefully have a good OC for three years.
Hopefully Tahj Boyd plays close to as lights out as he did on Saturday. There was only one ball he threw where it wasn't right where he wanted to put it. His accuracy was the concern coming in and it appears that will not be the case.
Maybe a "Hymen candidate"? Friend of mine said hymen this weekend when she really meant Heisman, we think. To beat a much better defense like FSU we need a healthy and effective Andre Ellington. The youngins who backed him up looked good, but he needs to be the man. I think Morris' offense with all the misdirection and fakes will negate some of FSU's speed. It will be interesting. It's just funny, because last year I guarantee Stoops watched our film and said okay lets stop the Hopkins kid and we're good, since Ellington was hurt. He did get burned a little for thinking that, because Jaime Harper did have the one great game of his career last year in Tally. But this year he is watching film and thinking, okay we gotta stop #2, 5, 6, 23 and 83. There is speed and play makers all over the field.
Some great quotes from the Tigers. This defense is really struggling at assignment football early in the games. Any misdirection or play fakes is destroying them. At least Andre Branch is saying the right things, let's see if it gets fixed next Saturday. “We just had to settle down [after the first half] and do our jobs. We all knew about Auburn and their trickery- trying to make plays. All we had to do was settle down and do our jobs.”
And I love Sammy Watkins quote, "I want to thank our coaches for giving me a chance to play. They’ve been so supportive. I felt great. I wasn’t really thinking about records, I was just focusing on beating Auburn. I kept thinking ‘We have to beat them.’ I wasn’t thinking about touchdowns, I wasn’t thinking about yards. I was just thinking “we have to beat Auburn.” Seems to be a humble young man, but Sammy I guarantee you that Dabo is thanking YOU every game for probably helping him save his job.
And I saved the best quote for last. "I think we showed a lot today. They shot their load earlier. We just had to sit back, read the play, and get the keys right.” Yes, he referenced ejaculating and they still printed it. AWESOME!!
Yes, Auburn is probably a 4-4 SEC team, but Clemson took them to the woodshed. They dominated the line of scrimmage in the second half and looked to have just as many athletes out there as an SEC school. Plus, the offense executed like a big time football team should.
So, what a weekend! Not to mention I have a significant amount of money on the Bengals losing at least 10 games and they lost a thriller in mile high. Plus my fantasy team, The Fighting Ron Pauls, are probably going to win as long as Cadillac Williams doesn't fumble 3 times tonight. Wish I could get excited about the Tampa Bay Bucs winning, but I just hate the cheap as hell owners too much to care. But the Tampa Bay Rays did take 3 of 4 from the Red Sox and are only 2 back!!
Hopefully next weekend is just as good.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Tigers vs. Tigers Preview
I won't give you many stats, because at this point in the season they don't mean a whole lot. Clemson played a I-AA team who ran the ball 95% of the time, so of course their rushing defense stats look awful. Maybe it is bad, maybe it isn't? We'll see as the year goes on. As for Auburn, they lost every statistical category the first two Saturdays and are 2-0. Thus the reason I am not a big stat guy. Just win baby!
With that said, this is such an interesting game. Both these teams are so inexperienced. Auburn only brings back three starters on O and three starters on D. Auburn now has a 17 game winning streak, so I think they are coming in with the feeling we can and will do whatever it takes to win. On the opposite side of the ball is a program going on at least 13 years of rarely winning close games. I think if Clemson wins it will be a ten to twenty point win. I am not predicting that but it is possible with how bad Auburn's defense has looked the first two weeks. It would be great for Clemson to get a close game win and get the ever growing Gorilla of their back.
I feel like it didn't always used to be this way, but right now QB is everything. They have always been very important, but it seems right now with the complexity increasing and the speed of the game always getting faster the QB's ability to run the team is so crucial. I did awful in my NFL picks last week and this week I just picked the team with the better QB. It's gotten to the point where it doesn't matter where the game is played or who is hurt or who is coaching, the team with the better QB is going to win 90% of the time. Sooooo, my point is welcome to the Tahj Boyd era. Those first two games were nice warmups and maybe Troy has a better d than Auburn? We can hope, but it is time for big boy football. He has looked very good on some throws, but against Wofford threw three balls an SEC defense will most likely pick off. He also looks at his first receiver and then tucks and runs, which will get him hit A LOT on Saturday. He is only a Soph so I understand he is still learning, but it will be a big test.
Special teams will also be a factor as it is always in evenly matched games. Not been a good start for Clemson in that regard and a team like Auburn who gets out played and still wins is a dangerous team on special teams.
Next 10 games will define Clemson for a long time. Win 7-10 of them and you bring in another top 10 recruiting class and maybe Dabo is the guy. Win 3-6 of them and you are looking for a new head coach and lose all the recruiting momentum. With 10-12 wins overall maybe the SEC comes calling? Who knows?
Auburn 34 Clemson 31, but of course I hope otherwise.
With that said, this is such an interesting game. Both these teams are so inexperienced. Auburn only brings back three starters on O and three starters on D. Auburn now has a 17 game winning streak, so I think they are coming in with the feeling we can and will do whatever it takes to win. On the opposite side of the ball is a program going on at least 13 years of rarely winning close games. I think if Clemson wins it will be a ten to twenty point win. I am not predicting that but it is possible with how bad Auburn's defense has looked the first two weeks. It would be great for Clemson to get a close game win and get the ever growing Gorilla of their back.
I feel like it didn't always used to be this way, but right now QB is everything. They have always been very important, but it seems right now with the complexity increasing and the speed of the game always getting faster the QB's ability to run the team is so crucial. I did awful in my NFL picks last week and this week I just picked the team with the better QB. It's gotten to the point where it doesn't matter where the game is played or who is hurt or who is coaching, the team with the better QB is going to win 90% of the time. Sooooo, my point is welcome to the Tahj Boyd era. Those first two games were nice warmups and maybe Troy has a better d than Auburn? We can hope, but it is time for big boy football. He has looked very good on some throws, but against Wofford threw three balls an SEC defense will most likely pick off. He also looks at his first receiver and then tucks and runs, which will get him hit A LOT on Saturday. He is only a Soph so I understand he is still learning, but it will be a big test.
Special teams will also be a factor as it is always in evenly matched games. Not been a good start for Clemson in that regard and a team like Auburn who gets out played and still wins is a dangerous team on special teams.
Next 10 games will define Clemson for a long time. Win 7-10 of them and you bring in another top 10 recruiting class and maybe Dabo is the guy. Win 3-6 of them and you are looking for a new head coach and lose all the recruiting momentum. With 10-12 wins overall maybe the SEC comes calling? Who knows?
Auburn 34 Clemson 31, but of course I hope otherwise.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Random
-If the Tigers best players were all to cut the 5 pounds of dreads on the top of their head they would be at least .1 faster in their 40 time and even more lethal.
-I was hoping the Cocks were going to go into Athens and lay an egg like they always do as soon as expectations get high. Well, they didn't. They have a ton of play makers on both sides of the ball. If they can handle Auburn at home in a few weeks, they could go into Starkville 6-0 and like #5 in the nation. Yikes.
-Remember Troy's QB Corey Robinson. The guy is a great quarterback and only a Soph. Well, Troy is the only D-I to offer him. He had 91 TDs his senior year in KY. I know he probably was playing a bunch of tiny schools, but 91 TDs is 91 TDs. We get caught up in projecting a kid and don't just look at his production. I as a recruiter am guilty of that, but try to fight it.
-If you want a laugh go to . You may remember Tribble was a fourth string quarterback at Clemson and he was on the TV show Sweet Home Alabama. Please take time to read his resume where he puts "ping pong" and "can drive automatic and manual" under special skills. Under achievements he lists his brilliant spring game performances: Completed 12-18 passes for 122 yards in the three spring scrimmages in 2007.
ACC Observations
-Another bad weekend. BC gets slaughtered by UCF 30-3. Remember that when the Eagles come to Clemson on Oct. 8. If they stay within two touchdowns any of you reading this who are there should storm the field and demand Dabo's resignation from him immediately.
-UNC squeaks by Rutgers at home and Virginia goes on the road to beat Indiana. Neither impressive, but it's a start.
-Duke stomped by Stanford. Not at all suprising.
-Va. Tech and Clemson both play squeakers to much lesser opponents.
-Writer's picked NC St. to finish 3rd in Atlantic division, but the loss of their QB and injuries have made it look like it will be a long year in Raleigh. Wake handled them at home.
-Huge weekend for the ACC. Four teams host ranked out of conference opponents and all four are winnable, and of course losable (is that a word?). Clemson hosts Auburn, FSU hosts Okl., Miami hosts Ohio St and Maryland hosts WV. Amazingly Vegas has all four as favorites right now. That is funny, because I would be happen with a split in those four, of course very happy if Clemson is the victor in one.
-I was hoping the Cocks were going to go into Athens and lay an egg like they always do as soon as expectations get high. Well, they didn't. They have a ton of play makers on both sides of the ball. If they can handle Auburn at home in a few weeks, they could go into Starkville 6-0 and like #5 in the nation. Yikes.
-Remember Troy's QB Corey Robinson. The guy is a great quarterback and only a Soph. Well, Troy is the only D-I to offer him. He had 91 TDs his senior year in KY. I know he probably was playing a bunch of tiny schools, but 91 TDs is 91 TDs. We get caught up in projecting a kid and don't just look at his production. I as a recruiter am guilty of that, but try to fight it.
-If you want a laugh go to . You may remember Tribble was a fourth string quarterback at Clemson and he was on the TV show Sweet Home Alabama. Please take time to read his resume where he puts "ping pong" and "can drive automatic and manual" under special skills. Under achievements he lists his brilliant spring game performances: Completed 12-18 passes for 122 yards in the three spring scrimmages in 2007.
ACC Observations
-Another bad weekend. BC gets slaughtered by UCF 30-3. Remember that when the Eagles come to Clemson on Oct. 8. If they stay within two touchdowns any of you reading this who are there should storm the field and demand Dabo's resignation from him immediately.
-UNC squeaks by Rutgers at home and Virginia goes on the road to beat Indiana. Neither impressive, but it's a start.
-Duke stomped by Stanford. Not at all suprising.
-Va. Tech and Clemson both play squeakers to much lesser opponents.
-Writer's picked NC St. to finish 3rd in Atlantic division, but the loss of their QB and injuries have made it look like it will be a long year in Raleigh. Wake handled them at home.
-Huge weekend for the ACC. Four teams host ranked out of conference opponents and all four are winnable, and of course losable (is that a word?). Clemson hosts Auburn, FSU hosts Okl., Miami hosts Ohio St and Maryland hosts WV. Amazingly Vegas has all four as favorites right now. That is funny, because I would be happen with a split in those four, of course very happy if Clemson is the victor in one.
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